Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I waited | 'ana challeetaacnaa Kallyt | أنا َ خـَلّيت |
| We waited | 'ihna challeenaiicHnaa Kallynaa | إحنا َ خـَلّينا |
| You(m) waited | 'inta challeetiicnta Kallyt | إنت َ خـَلّيت |
| You(f) waited | 'inti challeetiiicnti Kallyty | إنت ِ خـَلّيتي |
| You(pl) waited | 'intu challeetuiicntoo Kallytoo | إنتوا خـَلّيتوا |
| He/it(m) waited | huwa challahuwa KallY | هـُو َ خـَلّى |
| She/it(f) waited | hiya challithiya Kallit | هـِي َ خـَلّـِت |
| They waited | humma challuhumma Kalloo | هـُمّ َ خـَلّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might wait | 'ana yimkin 'achalliaacnaa yimkin aacKally | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَلّي |
| We might wait | 'ihna yimkin nichalliiicHnaa yimkin niKally | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَلّي |
| You(m) might wait | 'inta yimkin tichalliiicnta yimkin tiKally | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّي |
| You(f) might wait | 'inti yimkin tichalliiicnti yimkin tiKally | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّي |
| You(pl) might wait | 'intu yimkin tichalluiicntoo yimkin tiKalloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) might wait | huwa yimkin yichallihuwa yimkin yiKally | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَلّي |
| She/it(f) might wait | hiya yimkin tichallihiya yimkin tiKally | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّي |
| They might wait | humma yimkin yichalluhumma yimkin yiKalloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَلّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I wait | 'ana bachalliaacnaa baKally | أنا َ بـَخـَلّي |
| We wait | 'ihna binchalliiicHnaa binKally | إحنا َ بـِنخـَلّي |
| You(m) wait | 'inta bitchalliiicnta bitKally | إنت َ بـِتخـَلّي |
| You(f) wait | 'inti bitchalliiicnti bitKally | إنت ِ بـِتخـَلّي |
| You(pl) wait | 'intu bitchalluiicntoo bitKalloo | إنتوا بـِتخـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) waits | huwa biyichallihuwa biyiKally | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَلّي |
| She/it(f) waits | hiya bitchallihiya bitKally | هـِي َ بـِتخـَلّي |
| They wait | humma biyichalluhumma biyiKalloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَلّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will wait | 'ana hachalliaacnaa haKally | أنا َ هـَخـَلّي |
| We will wait | 'ihna hanchalliiicHnaa hanKally | إحنا َ هـَنخـَلّي |
| You(m) will wait | 'inta hatchalliiicnta hatKally | إنت َ هـَتخـَلّي |
| You(f) will wait | 'inti hatchalliiicnti hatKally | إنت ِ هـَتخـَلّي |
| You(pl) will wait | 'intu hatchalluiicntoo hatKalloo | إنتوا هـَتخـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) will wait | huwa hayichallihuwa hayiKally | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَلّي |
| She/it(f) will wait | hiya hatchallihiya hatKally | هـِي َ هـَتخـَلّي |
| They will wait | humma hayichalluhumma hayiKalloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَلّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) wait! | challiKally | خـَلّي |
| You(f) wait! | challiKally | خـَلّي |
| You(pl) wait! | challuKalloo | خـَلّوا |
